WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Jim Banks (R-IN), Reps. Ted Yoho (R-FL), Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Ted Budd (R-NC), and Jody Hice (R-GA) sent a letter to Reddit CEO Steve Huffman, criticizing his censorship of the pro-Trump community, r/The_Donald, and pointing out that Reddit’s decision to selectively enforce its content policies ahead of the 2020 election is a form of election… Read more »
Washington, DC -- Today, Congressman Jim Banks (IN-03), member of House Veterans Affairs Committee introduced the bipartisan Yellow Ribbon for Overseas Education Act to remove barriers that prohibit student veterans from using the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Yellow Ribbon Program to attend overseas colleges and universities. Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (VA-10) joined Rep.… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Jim Banks (R-IN), member of the House China Task Force, Reps. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) and Lance Gooden (R-TX), sent a letter urging Secretaries Mike Pompeo and Steven Mnuchin to impose Magnitsky Sanctions on seven Chinese Communist Party Officials for gross human rights abuse, and negligent and hostile behavior that greatly increased the severity of… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Ahead of the expected vote on H.R. 6800, Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN) released the following statement:
“Cash-strapped Americans don’t want to pay for abortions, send cash to illegal immigrants or have their hard-earned cash used to subsidize coastal elites and failing blue state pension systems! If passed, this bill would dramatically grow the size of government, meaning… Read more »
WASHINGTON – The Chinese Communist Party is mulling adding more than a few U.S. lawmakers to their sanctions list, according to a story published by the Chinese government’s propaganda outlet, the Global Times. Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN) is named alongside Sens. Blackburn (R-TN) Cotton (R-AR), Hawley (R-MO), McSalley (R-AZ) and Scott (R-FL), and fellow House lawmakers Rep.… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, in a letter to House and Senate leadership, the Republican Study Committee (RSC) Budget & Spending Task Force expressed its opposition to any federal bailout of mismanaged state and local governments made under the guise of COVID-19 relief. The letter, led by Task Force Chairman Jim Banks (IN-03) garnered support from conservative leaders… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Rep. Jim Banks’ leadership on tackling the China threat was recognized today when it was announced he was selected to serve on the China Task Force with 14 of his House Republican colleagues. Members of the committee represent 14 different committees of jurisdiction.
Democrats were initially working together with Republicans to form this task force, but they bailed on… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN), member of the House Armed Services Committee, introduced the Restricting Predatory Acquisition During COVID-19 Act that would prevent predatory investments of American companies by the Chinese government. Rep. Banks’ bill would expand the scope of CFIUS to review purchases by companies with ties to the Chinese Communist Party during the… Read more »
The following op-ed appeared at Real Clear Defense on April 30, 2020.
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“You can’t get a product. You are not going to get a product for months.” That’s what Brian Edwards, a medical supplier in California, has been telling dozens of people per day when they call searching for critical medical supplies that, before this year, they took for granted would be in stock.
The… Read more »
WASHINGTON -- Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN), member of the House Veterans Affairs Committee and House Armed Services Committee, applauded President Trump’s signing of the Student Veteran Coronavirus Response Act of 2020, which he co-sponsored.
“The spirit of the GI Bill is clear. If you serve your country, the United States will repay you with an education. During COVID-19, we… Read more »
